📍 Determine the order in which the father visited several cities. — 📍 Determina en qué orden el padre visitó varias ciudades.
New YorkAthensMoscowLondonParis
📍 Listen to the audio. Pay attention to the time expressions and the names of the travel destinations. Below there is a timeline from the past to the present. You need to fill in the gaps, but instead of the time expressions mentioned, write the corresponding city names. 📍 Escucha el audio. Presta atención a las expresiones de tiempo y a los nombres de los destinos de viaje. Abajo hay una línea de tiempo del pasado al presente. Tienes que completar los espacios, pero en lugar de las expresiones de tiempo mencionadas, escribe los nombres de las ciudades correspondientes. Last year ⇾ 1 ⇾ 2 ⇾ 3 ⇾ six days ago ⇾ 4 ⇾ two days ago ⇾ 5 ⇾ Today 📍 If you can’t understand it by listening, you can read the audio text here. — 📍 Si no lo entiendes solo escuchando, puedes leer aquí el texto del audio.
My dad is a business person. He works for Trans-Global Software. He travels abroad a lot. For example, last week he was in Moscow and two weeks ago, at the start of June, he was in New York. Three days ago he was in Athens, yesterday he was in London and in May he was in Paris. He never stops!
📍 If it’s still difficult, here is a hint. — 📍 Si aún así no te resulta fácil, aquí tienes una pista.
Last year ⇾ in May ⇾ two weeks ago, at the start of June ⇾ last week ⇾ six days ago ⇾ three days ago ⇾ two days ago ⇾ yesterday ⇾ Today
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📍 Complete the sentences with yesterday, ago, last or in. — 📍 Completa con yesterday, ago, last or in.
lastagoyesterdayin
I was ill 1 week. Where were you 2 morning? My last holiday was 3 2010. There was someone at my door at twelve o’clock 4 night. She was my teacher ten years 5. Was he at school 6 Monday? It was very cold 7 week. Sandy’s party was three days 8. Where was your friend, Billy,9 evening? Ursula was a student 10 year. Now she’s a teacher. Your shoes were cool 11 1985. 📍 Listen after you finish the exercise. — 📍 Escucha después de terminar el ejercicio.
📗 Grammar | Past Simple of to be: negatives and questions
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📍 Read the profile. Using the information from the profile profile write complete sentences. Use the prompts. — 📍 Lee el perfil. Utilizando la información del perfil escribe oraciones completas. Usa las pautas.
was×3actorHer first big filmwasn’t×3Elizabeth Iwasn’t bornOscar and Lucindaweren’t bornwas bornthe USA2004at schoolEnglishat Universitythe UKsinger2003were bornEconomics
Cate Blanchett
PROFILE Name: Catherine Elise Blanchett Born: 14th May, 1969, in Melbourne, Australia Father: Robert Blanchett, from the USA Mother: June Blanchett, from Australia Childhood: good actor at school University: Melbourne University (Economics) First big film: Oscar and Lucinda Children: Dashiell (born 2001), Roman (born 2004), Ignatius (born 2008)
Cate/born/the UK ⇾ Cate wasn’t born in the UK. She was born in Australia. Her parents/born/the UK ⇾ Her parents 1 in 2. They 3 in 4 and Australia. She/a good singer/at school ⇾ She 5 a good 67. She 8 a good 9. She/an English student/at university ⇾ She 10 an 11 student 12. She 13 an 14 student. Her first big film/Elizabeth I (Elizabeth the first) ⇾ 151617. It 1819. Roman/born/2003 ⇾ Roman 20 in 21. He 22 in 23. 📍 Listen after you finish the exercise. — 📍 Escucha después de terminar el ejercicio.
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📍 Write questions and answers. Use the prompts from the previous exercise. — 📍 Escribe preguntas y respuestas. Usa las pautas del ejercicio anterior.
the UK×2she wasn’t×3born×3it wasn’tWas×5universityWerethey weren’tEnglishhe wasn’tin 2003schoolfirst big filmsinger
— 1 Cate 2 in 3? — No, 4. — 5 her parents 6 in 7? — No, 8. — 9 she a good 10 at 11? — No, 12. — 13 she an 14 student at 15? — No, 16. — 17 her 18 Elizabeth I (Elizabeth the first)? — No, 19. — 20 Roman 2122? — No, 23. 📍 Listen after you finish the exercise. — 📍 Escucha después de terminar el ejercicio.
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📍 Complete the dialogue with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t. — 📍 Completa el diálogo con was, wasn’t, were o weren’t.
were×7was×5wasn’tWereweren’t
I = Interviewer, M = Melissa
I
So, Melissa, congratulations on your Grammy award.
M
Thank you! I’m so excited.
I
When you were a child, 1 you a good singer?
M
No, I 2. I 3 a very bad singer. But my two music teachers at high school 4 great.
I
Who 5 your music teachers?
M
Their names 6 Mrs Felton and Mr Herbert. They 7 really good!
I
Who 8 your favourite singers when you 9 a teenager?
M
My favourite female singer 10 Aretha Franklin and my favourite male singer 11 Louis Armstrong.
I
12 your parents singers?
M
No, they 13. My mother 14 a scientist and my father 15 a househusband.
📍 Listen after you finish the exercise. — 📍 Escucha después de terminar el ejercicio.
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📍 Correct the mistakes. — 📍 Corrige los errores.
Was you a good singer when you were young? ⇾ Were you a good singer when you were young?
weren’twaswasn’twerewas your best friend
Richard and Alex isn’t at work yesterday. ⇾ 1 Were your father a politician? ⇾ 2 Were Ronald Reagan a film star? ⇾ 3 My father not a singer but he was a musician. ⇾ 4 Was you at home last night? ⇾ 5 When were your last holiday? ⇾ 6 Who your best friend was at school? ⇾ 7 What were Marlon Brando’s last film? ⇾ 8 📍 Listen after you finish the exercise. — 📍 Escucha después de terminar el ejercicio.
📗 How to … | take part in a game
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📍 Choose the correct phrase. — 📍 Selecciona la frase correcta.